Island Adventure Math
A free, printable Grade 3 multi-step word problem worksheet. Each problem takes two or three steps to solve. Work them on screen or print the PDF — a teacher/parent answer key is included.
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1.Leo finds 4 bags of gold coins on Pirate Island. Each bag contains 8 shiny coins. He gives 5 coins to his pet monkey, Barnaby. How many coins does Leo have left?27
2.Maya buys 3 packs of climbing rope for her canyon adventure. Each pack has 10 meters of rope. She uses 18 meters to cross a deep gap, and then splits the leftover rope equally among her 4 friends. How many meters of rope does each friend get?3
3.To feed three friendly giants, Leo needs to collect 30 giant blue berries. He already has 12 berries in his backpack. If each wild berry bush has exactly 6 berries, how many more bushes does he need to find?3
4.Inside the temple, the team finds 5 chests containing secret map pieces. Each chest has 6 pieces inside. They accidentally lose 4 pieces in a gust of wind, and then divide the rest equally between 2 explorers. How many pieces does each explorer get?13
5.Wizard Oliver brews 4 batches of speed potion. Each batch fills 9 glass bottles. He drops and breaks 6 bottles, and then packs the remaining bottles into boxes of 6. How many boxes does he pack?5
6.Emily explores the volcano and finds 3 shiny dragon scales on Monday and 5 scales on Tuesday. A friendly elf offers her 4 gold coins for each scale she found. How many gold coins does Emily get?32